The BBC have revealed today that celebrity gardener, Monty Don, has stepped down from his role as presenter of Gardeners World due to a series of recent strokes.

The BBC released a statement today saying: “Monty Don has decided to stand down as the main presenter of Gardener’s World.

“Monty has presented the series for the past five years but has been off our screens for the past six weeks as a result of a minor stroke.

“Although he is making a good recovery he feels unable to commit to regular filming for a while.”

It added that Don would be “sorely missed by viewers and the production team”.

In a statement, Don said: “I am proud to have led Gardener’s World for the past five years and have enjoyed every minute of sharing my passion with the programmes viewers.

“I intend to take some gardening leave for the rest of the summer to make a full recovery and so that I am ready to tackle new projects.”